Aeroplane



ross Reference y Dram@ invento/a I Y 2 Sheets-Sheet'n 2 'AEROPLANE 244. AERONAUTICS a@ @ma attosnu,

ff,atfad'mir. 181, 1924.

' oyaZZ 'whore-'it inayfcoaceihw, y; L Be it known-'that'.LJQEMILI y(J`rAR'CIA,;'a .gcitizen of the-UnitedfStateS-, residing at certain news. and A.useful glmprovements in specification@ 1. et-.This.inventiongrelates .to certain new and ns'eful .'inprovementsrin aeroplanes5 'and has ,partioularr` ference to :aer lane propulioii..zi; .Y N,

The Vprimary lobject.

of t vntion-is to provide 'am-improved. formlof propulsion 'mechanism for aeroplanes, by means e of which: the aeroplane `may .be caused.- to I`travel for'Wardlyor :ascend in as'substan'- tiallyf: verticaldirection or at any inclina- '-tionvbetiveen the-horizontal erticalat Lvill...z*-."

nother object .1de .an aeroplane .With propulsion .mecha- 'Y uisms characterized-fas .specified above. and embodying theldesiredfqualities x of sim- -plicity and 1 durability lof `f'construotion,: as ivell. as-.efciencyinoperation. 1g 2; 1.5. Briefly described,i:the invention==pertains .v -tor biplane`s..vembodying j afuselage -With '.fpairsfof super-'posed planes for. vWings extending from oppostefsides off the Iforward end -portion thereof, horizontal! transverselyv disposed paddle wheel=propellers mounted between the pairs of Wings orplanes, and means disposed between' the Wings of each -pair and infrontof the'adjacentpropeller j f -for causing the latter lto lonly exert a proy lpelling force of n0ticeable` eflect lin a direction to cause-travelling of an aeroplane `jin'an upward or vvforward fdirection, and means for shiftingffsaid y\p` lanesor Wings "from their normal horizontal superimposed position to a' "vertical position I'with the planes or wings of yeach pair 'disposed one .in advance. of each other. Other objects Will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, andthe v same consistsin thefnovel form, ,combination, :andarrangement of parts hereinafter more fully' described,"shown in the'aocoinvpanyin g drawingsv L and claimed. f A In the drawings, wherein "like"A characters #:indicatevt corresponding throughout lthe severa-l vieu-*s "'Figurel isfa s ide= elevationalfv1ew of an aeroplane constructed? 1n accordance lwith 'parts i l Bethlehem,.1in ytlie yc'ountyof .Northampton and State .of Pennsylvania, have invented' Aeop'lanes, of .which the following .is af.

reference' the present:invention-,fand.ivitli theplanes or l,Wings in'v their.i'norinalihorizontal': position. l r l Figure@ isa View similar` to iFigure'fl.

the planes or willigslvertically!disposed. 1; Figure ..3 Iisf'aftop ,plant of tl e 4de- ,vice shown in'fFigure f1.'

taken uponthe lineillLl-of Figure Figurev 61 .is a somewhat diagrammatic per'- 4 spective'.I view; illustrating frmod fi certain .parts ofaethe'iinvention .lteferring Omore .inidetail to the ydraw Angs', the present 1 aeroplane 'embodies an elongated body. orV fuselage fzof any: tvvell known' or preferred construction :and .provided at'its 'A rear end with the usual horizontal and vertical rudders 6 andf'respectively adaptedfor controlling 1 the I l'courseiof the aeroplane fin -the usual generall Well fknoWIi/manner'; the

Y y ,j 1gure4, ibut-taken 1n ajvertical plane of "sect'on, land i' Figuren is a'fragmentarysec ionalview il' fusela'geibeing alsoprovided with the usual landinggearstruoture, as atSand 9.-

Journalled 'in' and projecting outwardly beyond opposite sides of the -forvardgend of the fuselage() is a horirzontal Ipropeller shaft 10 upon the .projecting ends' of which 'are 'fixed-conventional propellers of the paddle l Y .Wheel type embodyingfflat'l radial bladesll.

Suitably "journalledinf and projecting through opposite sides f :the I fuselage 5" are vsleeves 12 Witliinl-wliich"thepropeller shaft 10 is rotatably disposed, and which sleeves are rotatable '.-about said shaft 10, Rigid .with the outer ends of the sleeves 12 and adjacent the outer surfaces of' theY sides of the fusel/age areframes 13 which rigidly connect the adjacent rigid ends o f .the adjacent pair of planes or Wings 14, and each ,pair of'wings 14 is rigidly connected at the outer,V en dv thereof by' means'fof similar frames v13a that are 'rotatably disposed upon vthe outer ends off the shaft 10. A rigidly connected pair vof 'planes or Wings is thus ymounted for rotation about the axis of the shaft `10 at `each side ,of the forward end .portion of the fuselageso that said pairs 'of Wings may"be disposed in a vertical position as shown in fFigure'12, or in a normal horizontal position asshown -in Figure 1, as well as at any inclined position between the horizontal and vertical for determining the .couise"'of"the aeroplane-Hin 'a manner A.which will presentlyl become apparent.

I, ".'vlhe adjacent-inner? ends of the sleeves 12 45 l1 aeroplane. The slats 24 are preferably tilted little resistance to the forward movement of the blades as they pass beneath the level are connected by a crank to which is attached ,a rearwardly extending .operating link or rod 16tl1at. is in turnl connected with a suitable control lever 17 disposed within the drivers compartmentlS of the fuselage. Any suitable means,'-"such7'^as seo'ment rack and latch may be provided for.

maintaining the lever 17 in any position to 14 may be simultaneously movedto the de sired inclined, horizontal, or ivertical position with the wings 4or planes maintained in their parallel relation.

,v tiff .s V`VVarious means may beprovidedfor driving the shaft 10, such as a motor 19mounted within the forward endA of the fuselage 5 and operatively connected to-theshaft 10 within the fuselage by means ofa bevelled gear indicated at 20, and a sprocket gearing indicated at 21, the sprocket gearing including a sprocket lwheel 22 fixed upon the'shaft 10 between the ladjacent ends offthe sleeves 12 and co-incident with the crank 15. It is obvious that clutch'means may be-provided for disconnecting theengine from the shaft 10 as is well known in tlie art ,and that is therefore not shown.-

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Under ordinary circumstances, the 4use of paddle wheel propellers in tliemanner shown would be ineffective ,due to `the same exerting propelling force to substantially v the same degreeV ina rearward direction as in a forward direction. i In .order to overcome this difficulty vand to insure action of the propellers to cause only forward and upward movementof the aeroplane, I rigidly connect the forward edge portion of the wings 14 of each pair by means of vertical and preferably forwardly curved frame bars 23 which rigidly support a plurality of spaced superimposed horizontal slats 24 which are horizontally disposed and tilted about their longitudinal axes or about axes perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the forwardly and downwardly as shown, so that the propellers are adapted to be driven in an anti-clockwise direction as indicated by the arrows a shown in Figures 1 and 2.

The effect of these slats is to induce the air to'travel with the propeller blades at the forward side of the shaft 10 and to only be delivered from the blades in a rearward direction between the rear edges of the planes or wings 14. Air entering between the slats 24 will be directed by the latter in an upward direction above the shaft 10 so as to act upon the blades as they pass to a position above the shaft 10, thus offering of the shaft 10 and in a forward direction. As shown in Figure G, the upper wing of each pair may be constructed to profr. f

14"l may be upwardly curved so as to induce the air to travel with the blades and to pass against the latter only as they are positioned "above the level of the propeller shaft. By which it is swung, and itis thusapparentg that by swinging the lever 17, the wings thusforming or constructing the respective wings of each pair and associating the same with the propellers in this manner, the slats 24 willbe materially assisted in performing they, above ascribed function for rendering the useof the paddle wheel propeller practical, the' slats 24being omitted from this Figure 6,l for sake of clearness. A =f I In operation, assuming that it is desired to ascend substantially vertically from the ground, the lever 17 is manipulated so as to causerotation `ofthe -sleeveA 12 and thereby swing the wings or planes 14 to the Vertical position as illustrated in Figure 2. The motor 19 is then started in operation, so'as tocause the propellers to be driven in the direction of the arrows a, and when these propellers attain a predetermined speed of rotation they will cause a ,lifting force to be exerted for causing the aeroplane to rise in the air. Obviously, ascension may be obtained by disposing the planes or wings 14 substantially 4 horizontally as shown in Figure 1, and manipulating the rudders 6 and 7v in the .usual well known manner during the operation ofthe propellers. A gradual ascension may be facilitated, also, by disposing the planes or wings 14 at a forward and upward inclination. i

From the foregoing description, it is believedv that the construction `and operation as well as the advantages of the present invention will be readily understood andappreciated by those skilled in the art. .What I claim as new is:

.v 1. In an aeroplane, a fuselage having transverselyand horizontally disposed paddle wheel propellers at opposite sides thereof, pairs of normally Asuperimposed horizontal planes disposed at opposite sides of the fuselage, the planes of each pair being respectively disposed above and belowthe adjacent propeller, means for mounting said planes upon the fuselage for movement in a circular path concentric with the axis of the propellers, and means for moving said planes. v 2. In an aeroplane, a fuselage having transversely and horizontally disposed paddle wheel propellers at opposite sides thereof, pairs of normally superimposed horizontal planes disposed at opposite sides of the fuselage, the planes of each pair being respectively disposed above and below the adjacent. propeller, means for mounting said planes upon the fuselage for movement in a circular path concentric with the axis of the planes, and means disposed in front of the propellers and between the forward edges `of the planes of each pair for diverting' the air upwardly and rearwardly.

3. In an aeroplane, a fuselage' having transversely and horizontally disposed paddle wheel propellers at opposite sides thereof, pairs of normally superimposed horizontal planes disposed at opposite sides of the fuselage, the planes of each pair being respectively disposed above and belowT the adjacent propeller, means for mounting said planes upon the fuselage for movement in a circular path concentric with the axis of the propellers, means for moving said planes, means disposed in front of the propellers and between the forward edges of the planes of each pair for diverting the air upwardly and rearwardly, said last named means including transverse horizontal slats disposed in spaced superimposed relation and tilted above their llongitudinal "axes f 4. In an aeroplane, a fuselage having transversely and horizontally disposed paddle wheel propellers at opposite sides thereof, pairs of normally superimposed horizontal planes disposed at opposite sides of the fuselagethe planes of each pair being respectively disposed above and below the ad- ,jacent propeller, means for mounting said planes upon the fuselage for movement in a circular path concentric with the axis of the propellers, means for moving said planes, means disposed in front of the propellers and between the forward edges of the planes of each pair for divcrging the air upwardly and rearwardly, said propellers having a common drive shaft, and a mounting means for the pla-ne embodying frames rigidly connecting the frames of each pair and journalled upon the propeller shaft.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

EMILIG GARCIA. 

